The gem and jewelry trade in India is hoping for a number of positive policy changes when Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents his government’s Annual Budget 2006-2007 in parliament tomorrow, February 28.
In last year’s budget presentation, the minister stated that India has the potential to be a hub for the industry and proposed establishing an […]

Last week the DTC launched a new jewelry collection which includes 10 designs by South African jewelers who participated in the DTC Shining Light Awards jewelry design competition.
The objective of the competition, which was first launched in 1996, is to encourage the design of diamond jewelry in South Africa and provide support for the entire […]

A group of models have taken part in a bizarre show at London Fashion week, which involved wearing underwear made from the body hair of celebrities.
Models gave up shaving their bodies for the show, called ‘F*** off I’m a hairy woman’, and wore lingerie made from the body hair of celebrities spun with raw silk.
Celebrities […]

Past to present fashion attires will be exhibited in ‘Now and Then fashion show’, which is sponsored by East Side American Association of University Women, to be held on March 10.
According to schedule, a slide show of past fashion and auction including vintage jewellery and silverware will be conducted.
The vintage collection is donated by association […]

The Springfield Symphony Guild is presenting a High Tea & High Fashion Show from 2 to 4 p.m. March 8 at Hickory Hills Country Club, 3909 E. Cherry St. A variety of teas and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Piano music will be provided by Bill Hickman during the show.
Area merchants representing their clothing lines […]

Forty years ago, the Caribbean Sea took something special from John “Jay” Comi — his gold Calvert Hall High School Class of 1966 ring.
“We have a saying in the Virgin Islands,” said Natasha Smith, during a recent telephone interview from the island. “What the sea takes, it gives back when it’s ready.”
Well, the sea gave […]

Record high gold prices during the year drove 2006 demand for gold to a record of $65.3 billion. However, the high price also caused a drop in purchases of gold in terms of weight by central banks. At $44 billion, gold jewelry sales also set a record high.
Despite a fall in production and reduced supply, […]

She was a 16-year-old honors student, keenly interested in politics and eager
to work for her candidate in last fall’s congressional elections. But when election day came around, the girl wasn’t on the campaign trail. She was in the hospital, with anorexia.
“By then, she wasn’t thinking about the political issues,” says her psychologist, Ann
Kearney-Cooke. “She was […]

Several people close to Anna Nicole Smith were quick to speculate after her death that drugs were to blame. The medical examiner who performed an autopsy on her body, though, said it could take weeks to determine a cause of death.
Dr. Joshua Perper, the Broward County medical examiner who did the autopsy, said Friday that […]

Wal-Mart customers here “show their love with diamond jewelry”
Sweethearts in Hawaii are likely to forego the Valentine’s Day chocolates in favor of a little bling, if their Wal-Mart shopping patterns are any guide.
art A retail habits study released yesterday by Wal-Mart ranked Hawaii the top state for Valentine’s Day diamond purchases, but at the bottom […]